Why machine learning will see explosive growth over the next 2 years

Some 96% of companies expect to see an explosion of machine learning projects in production by 2020, according to a Tuesday Univa report. While 93% of respondents reported that they had initiated machine learning projects, only 22% of the projects have actually moved into the production phase. The report surveyed more than 344 tech and IT professionals across 17 industries, said the Tuesday press release. According to the release, the survey found challenges with migration as the biggest reason so few projects currently make it to production. The majority of responses (88%) reported a direct correlation between the use of high-performance computing (HPC) and machine learning, with 39% of employees working substantially with HPC and 46% working minorly with HPC, said the survey.